Varun Taneja & ORS. v. State & ANR.

$~56 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2527/2018 VARUN TANEJA & ORS.

..... Petitioners Through:

Mr. Amit Singh and Ms. Prerna Singh, Advs.

versus STATE & ANR.

..... Respondents Through:

Ms. Manjeet Arya, APP for State with ASI Subhash, P.S. Prashant Vihar.

Respondent no.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 11.05.2018 Notice. Learned APP accepts notice for respondent no.1. Respondent no.2-Swati Kapoor is also present in Court and accepts notice. She has been identified by ASI Subhash of police station Prashant Vihar. Respondent no.2 submits that she has settled the matter with the petitioner no.1 of her own free will and without any undue force, pressure or coercion before the Delhi High Court Mediation & Conciliation Centre on 8th February, 2017.

Her marriage with petitioner no.1 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent dated 22nd March, 2018 by the Family Court, West District, Tis Hazari Court, Delhi. Petitioner no.1 has paid `4 lacs to the respondent no.2 today in Court vide a demand draft,

photocopy whereof has been placed on record.

Respondent no.2 submits that with this payment entire settled amount of `10 lacs stands paid and she has no objection in case FIR No. 746/2016 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at police station Prashant Vihar and the consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed against the petitioner no.1 and his relatives, that is, petitioner nos. 2 and 3.

Keeping in mind the settlement arrived at between the petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 voluntarily, in my view, no fruitful purpose would be served in keeping the criminal proceedings.

Accordingly, in the interest of justice, aforesaid FIR and the consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

Petition is disposed of in the above terms.

Miscellaneous application is disposed of as infructuous.

Dasti.

A.K. PATHAK, J.

MAY 11, 2018 ga